Important Changes to Georgia’s Garnishment Laws Coming January 2021
12/31/20
By: Amy C. Bender
Without much, if any, attention, Georgia’s garnishment laws were amended in ways that will significantly impact continuing garnishments served on employers effective January 1, 2021. Some of the major changes are discussed below.
As background, garnishment …
Are Adult Entertainment Clubs Going To Save California’s Restaurants?
12/22/20
By: John Moot
In what could be the beginning of a reopening for restaurants hard hit by California’s new stay at home orders, two San Diego adult entertainment clubs have come to the rescue. A San Diego Superior Court Judge on …
PPP is Back with Second Draws and Favorable Tax Treatment
12/22/20
By: Justin Boron
The Paycheck Protection Program is set to return in 2021.
As part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill passed yesterday, Congress renewed the popular small business relief program administered by the Small Business Administration to allow …
Massachusetts Statute of Repose Applies One Building At a Time
12/22/20
By: David Slocum
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the “SJC”) recently issued an important decision addressing the previously unanswered question of when the Massachusetts 6-year statute of repose for defective design, planning, or construction is triggered for purposes of alleged …
Coronavirus Effect? Tort Filings Are Down In 2020, but Products Liability Suits Are Way Up
12/17/20
By: Barry Miller
Tort lawsuit filings in federal district courts dropped by 27 percent in 2020 according to Lex Machina, the legal analytics arm of Lexis.
The service compiled statistics for suits filed between January 1 to December 6, 2020, …
Hackers, Viruses, and Spies, Oh My: The Race to Deliver the First Covid-19 Vaccine Fuels Cyber Espionage
12/16/20
By: Isis Miranda
Cyber spies have targeted pharmaceutical companies and universities working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine in attempts to steal trade secret information. These sophisticated hacking groups have recently added new targets – organizations expected to distribute the vaccines, …
EEOC Issues Revised Guide for Employers on the Employment of Veterans with Disabilities
12/9/20
By: Andrew Kim
On November 27, 2020, the EEOC issued three revised publications discussing the employment of veterans with disabilities. One of those publications is a revised guide for employers on how the ADA applies to the recruiting, hiring, and …
CDC Issues Relaxed Alternatives to Previous Quarantine Guidelines
12/2/20
By: Margot Parker
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new quarantine guidelines for people exposed to Covid-19, reducing the previous two-week quarantine time to seven to ten days in asymptomatic cases.
While a 14-day quarantine is …